The Patriot Post® · Friday Short Cuts

Insight: “The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.” —Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Keen sense of the obvious: “The Obama administration’s delivery of $400 million in cash to the Iranian regime at the time of the release of [hostages] may have whetted the appetites of Tehran’s jailers.” —The Washington Post editorial board

Demo-gogues: “It is the height of cynicism [for former Trump opponent Marco Rubio to now back the GOP nominee]. That’s the sign of somebody who will say anything, do anything, pretend to be anybody, just to get elected. And you know what? If you’re willing to be anybody just to be somebody, then you don’t have the leadership that Florida needs in the United States’ Senate.” —Barack Obama (“Hillary Clinton will say anything to get elected.” —Obama 2008 campaign ad)

Non Compos Mentis: “The Supreme Court elected the president. Al Gore won the state of Florida in 2000, although not the presidency.” —Debbie Wasserman Schultz in September, still not accepting the results from 16 years ago

For the record: “If Trump thought he needed any of his conservative critics or reluctant endorsers, he could have actively sought to allay their concerns and conduct himself and his campaign more rationally. But the fundamental conceit of his campaign was that he could do it his own way, and win. With the exception of the month prior to the first debate, he has indeed done it his own way, and is losing. Should Trump come up short against a desperately flawed Hillary Clinton, it will be his failure and his alone.” —Rich Lowry

And last… “Hillary wants to protect toddlers from guns. Maybe someday she’ll want to protect them when they’re even younger and more helpless.” —Twitter satirist @weknowwhatsbest